Obama's failure to close a deal

I just saw an interview discussing Obama's failure to be able to negotiate and make a deal. The person interviewed pointed out that Obama had failed to close any deal since he's been in office. He referenced LBJ being able to give a little and successfully negotiate a deal with support from both sides over Medicare and Medicaid. He said that Obama was the most arrogent president we've ever had coupled with no experience was his problem. Obama is so arrogant that he think's his way is the only way and can see no value in the other sides point of view. I think he hit the nail on the head. I also think I see that arrogate overconfidence in many dems. ;) It must rub off. But then again, we all know the real reason is that reps refuse to work with Obama is that they are all racist. Lol.

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I think he's wanting us to go over the fiscal cliff and let our country go into a depression. That way, he can say the Reps didn't want to negotiate, so they were that reason for the country's downward spiral.

Cajun, I think you may be right. But on the flip side, I think the repubs are doing the same thing. Our congressional and executive branches are playing a freaking game of chicken at our expense.

I wish they would ALL (including our Egotist-in-Chief, his liberal minions, and the conservative roosters) set their egos aside and do what is right for the country and the economy.

As you can see, I've lost respect for our elected officials. It's just a big game to them, a power play. Even now, I don't think they really got the message that "it's the economy, stupid!" Romney either got it or payed lip service to it. Unfortunately, not enough people got it.

I read an article yesterday that said he is preparing to go over the cliff and is already laying the ground work to blame Republicans. I think that's spectacular(sarcasm). He's already lining up to cover his ass. And I say bring it. I'd much rather us go over the cliff than for some shitty deal to be made, so Obama can stand up there, reading his teleprompter, smiling and talking about compromise and tout his success. Because in a year or two, we'll do this again, as we have done it already. We are being held hostage by our government. Will it hurt to go over the cliff? Hell yeah. But maybe it's the wake up call this country needs, to pull their heads from their asses and to stop thinking that someone like Obama is going to come save them.

I heard Rand Paul talking about this. His idea was to just put up the president's proposals to congress - every pub in the house should jsut vote "present" let the dems decide if it really passes. Then do the same in the senate and let the president sign it.

While this should put every bad thing on the dems - it will not, they will blame the pubs for not stopping the idea from going through.

Separately, Pelosi, D-Calif., called on GOP leaders to schedule a vote on Senate-passed legislation to hike the top two tax rates for individual income exceeding $200,000 and family income over $250,000.

"Why are you not bringing this to the floor?" Pelosi said. "Is this a forever, forever protection of the wealthiest people in the country at the expense of the middle class?"

I'm sorry, but, I fail to understand or comprehend how $250,000 for a family is rich? To me, that is middle class, and depends too, on how many are in the family.

And this:

The Republican leader pointed out that he had offered on Monday to raise tax revenues by $800 billion over the next decade by ending or reducing tax breaks, particularly on the wealthy. The Republican plan would cut spending by $1.4 trillion, including by trimming annual increases in Social Security payments and raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67.

I find myself equally irritated with Republicans, why trim SS and medicare? Why not trim their salaries instead? Why take from people who will not be able to earn more than the set rate of their SS? And geez, raise the retirement age? Why not just go for retirement at 80, when most people are probably dying? That way we can collect the SS taxes and have to pay any out!

The reps keep talking about letting the democrats do whatever they want and just voting present. I see their point, if the dems need to raise taxes so bad then let them take responsibility for it and own it. Obama is good at blaming other people. I think it's probably what he's best at. So I see the reps point on why bother trying, just let them do what they want and when everything goes to shit we'll know where to point the finger. Otoh, we voted them into office for a reason.

Charlotte don't even get me started on boehner and his bs. Shit like that and I almost understand why God is punishing the republicans. He's really been pissing me off, I need to call his office re the purge.